John Williams & Derek Gripper Photo Svend Withfelt Photo: withfelt photography
Episode 188 features an interview with South African guitarist and composer Derek Gripper who has produced some of South Africa’s most extraordinary musical works, focusing on the dazzling polyrhythmic Malian kora compositions of musicians like Toumani Diabates, and transcribing them , note-for-note and performing them on six-string nylon string guitar. Gripper’s recordings have been applauded by Classical guitar legend John Williams and even Toumani Diabaté himself asked for confirmation that it was indeed just one person playing one guitar. Songlines Magazine described Gripper’s work as ”a staggering achievement”. Worlds of Music caught up with Derek Gripper while he was playing in Australia March 2020.'
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Duo Sabil
"Zabad"
Duo Sabil
Zabad, L'écume Des Nuits
Harmonia Mundi
Las Hermanas Caronni
El cielo (feat. Diana Baroni)
Las Hermanas Caronni
Santa Plástica
Les Grands Fleuves
Derek Gripper
Duga
Seckou Keita
Libraries on Fire
New Cape Records
Flor De Toloache
Let Down
Flor De Toloache
Flor De Toloache
Flor De Toloache
Blick Bassy
Ake
Blick Bassy
Ako
No Format
Yasmin Levy
Hallelujah
Leonard Cohen
Sentir
Entertainment One
Derek Gripper
Kaira (Peace)
Toumani Diabates
One Night on Earth
New Cape Records
Derek Gripper
Chamber Music
Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal
One Night on Earth
New Cape Records
Derek Gripper
Koortjie
Derek Gripper
A Year of Swimming
New Cape Records
Derek Gripper
Tita
Derek Gripper
A Year of Swimming
New Cape Records
Derek Gripper
Folon
Salif Keita
A Year of Swimming
New Cape Records
Derek Gripper
Si Naani
Toumani Diabates
Libraries on Fire
New Cape Records
Derek Gripper
Duga
Bassekou Kouyate
One Night on Earth
New Cape Records
Toumani Diabaté And Sidiki Diabaté
Hamadoun Toure
Toumani Diabaté And Sidiki Diabaté
Toumani And Sidiki
World Circuit
